Jacinda Ardern quits: Prime Minister ‘driven from politics’ due to ‘constant personalisation and vilification’

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“Te Pāti Māori wishes to thank the outstanding contribution Jacinda Ardern has made to our country,” Ngarewa-Packer said. ”We will remember Jacinda Ardern for catapulting the voice of wāhine and youth onto the world stage. On behalf of the National Party, I offer to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern our thanks for her service to New Zealand. “The level of intensity and commitment required of Prime Minister is an order of magnitude greater than any other role. “It has been the honour of my working life to have supported Jacinda as Minister of Finance and as Deputy Prime Minister.
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Netball: Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart rips up $15 million Australia Diamonds deal after sponsorship scandal

Photo / photosport.nzAustralia are contesting the Constellation Cup against the Silver Ferns. Photo / photosport.nzNetball Australia has had the rug pulled out from under it after mining magnate Gina Rinehart ripped up a A$15 million sponsorship deal on Saturday. Netball Australia recently turned down a bid from a private equity company that offered a multi-million deal. Netball Australia instead signed its deal with Hancock. The company will still provide "short-term funding" for four months as Netball Australia searches for an "alternative sponsor".

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3 months ago NZ Herald

F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo gives bleak interview after US Grand Prix

McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo. Photo / Photosport.co.nzDaniel Ricciardo has hit rock bottom at McLaren, giving arguably the bleakest interview of his career after the United States Grand Prix. Out of the drivers who completed the race, the only one Ricciardo beat was Nicholas Latifi. Cheers.”Speaking after the race, Ricciardo was visibly deflated and was at a loss to explain his McLaren’s lack of speed in an interview that makes for painful viewing. “I can’t see Daniel in the paddock as a third driver,” Button said.

3 months ago NZ Herald

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s family worried about his health

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly underwent a medical examination over the weekend. Photo / APVladimir Putin’s relatives are concerned about his coughing fits, constant nausea and a lack of appetite, it is claimed. Today Putin reportedly had a face-to-face working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. Earlier at the meeting, Putin was told that the loss of the Su-30 plane - in which two test pilots were killed - was unlikely to have been sabotage. The channel does not specify which of Putin’s relatives are supposedly worried about his condition.

3 months ago NZ Herald

Football: 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup schedule released, with some challenging kickoff times for local fans

The Football Ferns will take on Norway, Philippines and Switzerland in the group stage. Photo / PhotosportThe Football Ferns will take on Norway, Philippines and Switzerland in the group stage. Photo / PhotosportNew Zealand football fans can make definite plans for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, with the release of the full schedule of kickoff times. The opening match of the tournament – featuring the Football Ferns against Norway – will commence at 7pm on July 20 at Eden Park. The schedule features a potpourri of kickoff times, to balance the needs of local markets and the demands of overseas broadcasters.

3 months ago NZ Herald

'Organised chaos': A look into blokart sailing at the World Championships in Sanson

World Blokart Championships on the first day at the Sanson Domain. Video / Bevan ConleyColourful sails and three-wheeled machines will be seen in Sanson and the Ohakea Airforce Base during the World Blokart Championships. The event is being put on by the Manawatū Blokart Club and World Blokart Association, and Manawatū Blokart Club publicity officer Richard Gower said around 125 competitors were taking part, including 15 internationals. The World Blokart Championships got under way at the Sanson Domain on Friday. Former blokart world champion Santi Oliver Fontanent.

3 months ago NZ Herald

Samantha Motion: As we hurtle towards climate disaster, are 'extreme' protests justified?

Protesters block the traffic on Wellington's Transmission Gully. Photo / Debbie MunroOPINION:On Wednesday, a small group of protesters used vans to block morning rush-hour traffic on Wellington's Transmission Gully by sitting in the southbound lane. As the Transmission Gully protesters had the day before, organisers defended the impact on motorists of the rural revolt. Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie told RNZ before the event the traffic disruption was "not intentional" and all he could say to anyone annoyed was sorry. Perhaps "extreme" protest acts are necessary to snap us out of our collective cognitive dissonance where we want climate action - but only if it does not inconvenience our way of life too much.

3 months ago NZ Herald

Super Rugby Pacific: Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Highlanders announce 2023 squads

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